6a ee:

For several years since
the inception of the B.C,
Games, Terrace civic of-
ficials have watched the
progress of the annual
events with interest, and
perhaps even something
akin to envy.

No elected official
seemed secure with the
promise that Terrace had
sufficient facilities to
stage an event of such
magnitude. Consequent-
ly, the prospect of apply-
ing for the B.C. Winter
Games always seemed to
get shoved onto the back
burner and the years
went by with little or no
apparent action being
taken.

In 1983, Terrace suc-
cessfully handled the

Northern B.C. Winter

Games, and after that
event, civic officials
seemed charged with en-
thusiasm and con-
fidence.

Later that year, the

Message
from the
president
Terrace
1986 Winter
Games
Society

Gary B Baker

Welcome to Terrace
and to the 1986 B.C.
Winter Games.

Over 2200 volunteers
in Terrace and Kitimat
have freely given their
time to make these the
best Winter Games ever:
We are delighted to take
our turn to welcome and
extend our warmest
hospitality to the
athletes, coaches,
managers, officials,
guests and spectators at-
tending these games.

To the athletes, I wish
you success in competi-
tion.

To the officials and
many volunteers, I say

‘Thank you, for
everything you've
done!’’

To our guests and
spectators, I hope you
have an exciting and en-
joyable four days at the
competition and special
events in Terrace and
Kitimat.

prospect of inviting the
B.C. Winter Games to
Terrace was raised at a
regular meeting of

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Terrace buts best foot forward

municipal council and it
was decided the matter
should be pursued
seriously.

Burning Light
The B.C. Winter Games fiame burns in front of city hall
symbolizing a competitive spirit and a promising future

for athfeates in this province.

The Mayor, at the
time, Helmut Gies-
brecht, was dispatched

to Victoria to put in the .

Terrace bid. He met with
B.C. Games Chairman
Ron Butlin and held
several discussions, and
before long, Terrace
received the approval it

|” sought,

Next stop for elected
officials was to find a
stalwart crew for the
B.C. Winter Games’ ship
and a strong captain to
steer. Such a group
emerged --quite readily
and has seen the event
through from start to
finish with very few
hitches,

Gary Baker, a busy ex-
ecutive at Northwest
Community College and
a man whose interest in
sports and recreation
throughout the com-
munity was already more
than proven, was a
natural selection for the
presidency of the Terrace
B,C. Games committee.
Almost immediately he
had a full slate of key
people in place, each
charged with a specific

Kodie welcomes visitors

By now you've pro-
bably noticed the
presence of a fuzzy white
bear in connection with
the Terrace Winter
Games. That’s Kodie
Kermode, (pronounced
Cur-mode-e) the unof-
ficial mascot of the 1986
games.

The cartoon character,

based on the actual Ker-
mode bear, carried the
torch (both figuratively
and literally) for a
number of months as
preparations for the
B.C. Winter Games drew
to a conclusion. He ap-
peared on volunteer-
recruiting poster, in

newspaper ads, on an

Welcome
Games

Competitors —
and Visitors.

‘We trust you'll
enjoy your stay
in Terrace.

organizing committee
newsletter and on a
parade float. And now
of course, in the winter
games program.

The Kermode bear, in-
cidentally, is a white
variant of the black bear.
And, as the animal’s
range is virtually limited

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area of responsibility.
However, key people
cannot carry out all of
the duties that emerge
during an undertaking of

-such breadth, so a call

for volunteers went out
to the community.

First response was ex-
cellent, and continuing
response became increas-
ingly encouraging as
more and more people
from almost every walk
of life dropped in to the
Terrace B.C, Games of-
fices or mailed their
Volunteer Registration
Forms to the secretarial
staff,

The fever began to
mount and when the
Torchlighting cere-
monies were held on one
of the coldest November
nights on record, the

community of Terrace

turned out almost to a
man to watch the im-
pressive event. Nobody
has looked back since.
The opening of the Ter-
race B.C, Winter Games
Souvenir shop was
another milestone and
the success of the tiny
shop in the Skeena Mall
has more than exceeded
expectations.

There are so many
sidebars to the staging
story that a special edi-
tion would be required to
print them. Every B.C.
community that has been
privileged to host the
B.C. Winter Games has
witnessed the same ex-
periences. There have
been days when nothing
seemed to go right, but
these were usually always
followed by days when
nothing seemed to go
wrong.

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